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Wendover Housing Partners Opens $27.6M Hawthorne Park Affordable Community in Orlando

by Jeff Shaw

ORLANDO, Fla. — Wendover Housing Partners and the government of Orange County, Florida, have opened Hawthorne Park, an affordable seniors housing community in the Pine Hills neighborhood of Orlando. Hawthorne Park replaces a portion of an underutilized shopping center. The 120-unit community is designed for residents 55 and older meeting income requirements. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) 2022 GAP report, the Orlando metro area only has 18 affordable and available homes per 100 extremely low-income renters. A recent study conducted at the request of the Orange …

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DevelopmentNewsTexas

Forefront Living Starts Construction of 239-Unit The Outlook at Windhaven in Plano, Texas

by Jeff Shaw

PLANO, Texas — Forefront Living has broken ground on The Outlook at Windhaven, a seniors housing community in Plano. Architecture firm “three” designed the 18-acre project. Plans call for 30 independent living cottage homes, 153 independent living apartments, and a 56-unit building for assisted living and memory care in a 530,000-square-foot building. A timeline for completion was not released.

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DevelopmentIndependent LivingLouisianaNews

Phoenix Senior Living Completes Independent Living Expansion in Hammond, Louisiana

by Jeff Shaw

HAMMOND, La. — Phoenix Senior Living (PSL) has completed an independent living at The Phoenix at Hammond in the New Orleans suburb of Hammond. PSL opened the community in 2021 with assisted living and memory care services available. PSL realized the town is underserved in the independent senior living space, so added 24 independent living apartments, which are now open. First Guaranty Bank is the lending partner for this project.

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Assisted LivingCaliforniaDevelopmentFinanceNews

CFG Provides $32.9M Construction Financing for Varenita of Temecula in California

by Jeff Shaw

TEMECULA, Calif. — Capital Funding Group (CFG) has provided a $32.9 million construction loan for the ground-up development of Varenita of Temecula. The 108-bed assisted living and memory care facility is located in Temecula, within Riverside County between Los Angeles and San Diego. The borrower and developer is Griffin Living. Brightwater Senior Living will operate the facility upon completion. The financing features a Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) structure, which allows building owners to borrow money for energy efficiency, renewable energy, or other projects and make repayments via an assessment …

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DevelopmentNewsWashington

Aegis Living Opens 96-Unit Community in Seattle

by Jeff Shaw

SEATTLE — Aegis Living has opened its 35th community, Aegis Living Greenwood, in the Greenwood neighborhood of Northwest Seattle. The 89,000-square-foot property features 96 units. The five-story building is inspired by the neighborhood and built with Tudor Revival architecture, a classic style most popular in the United States in the 1920s and ‘30s. Ankrom Moisan was the architecture firm and Venture was the general contractor. Aegis has several additional communities in development, including a community in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle opening next month.

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentFrom The Magazine

Developers Reinvent Adaptive Reuse

by Jeff Shaw

Creative projects tackle many of the biggest trends in seniors housing, such as multigenerational living, affordability, downtown locations and walkable neighborhood amenities. By Jeff Shaw Adaptive reuse projects are a tricky proposition for seniors housing developments, with a long list of both pros and cons.  On the positive side, a historic building that is valued in the community may find new life. Historic tax credits become available to help a project pencil out and increasing construction materials costs are mitigated by reusing an existing structure. Additionally, by reusing an existing …

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DevelopmentIndustry Voices

How Biophilic Design Impacts Living Well

by Jeff Shaw

Giving residents a front-row seat to nature has a positive effect on their lives.  By Amy Cheever Throughout history and across cultures, architects have drawn inspiration from nature to emulate a sense of well-being, serenity and connection within their finished space — evoking similar feelings and sensory perceptions as the awe of the natural world. This process is known as the immersive integration of biophilic design, a concept utilized by architects to respond to the innate need of humans to connect to nature through direct and indirect exposure.  Biophilia was …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNew YorkNews

Breaking Ground Opens Betances Residence Affordable Community in the South Bronx

by Jeff Shaw

NEW YORK CITY — Breaking Ground has opened Betances Residence, an affordable supportive living community in the South Bronx area of New York City. The community features 152 units in a 120,000-square-foot buildingin the Mott Haven neighborhood. Betances is Breaking Ground’s first Passive House-certified project, and among only a handful of supportive residences in the city to embrace the energy use standard. The Betances development is part of a commitment by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentMissouriNews

Joint Venture Completes Phase I of Scott Manor in St. Louis, Breaks Ground on Phase II

by Jeff Shaw

ST. LOUIS — A partnership including Roanoke Construction Inc., The Oakland Group LLC and BTWF Urban Initiative has opened Phase I of Scott Manor Senior Living, a mixed-income seniors housing community in St. Louis. Phase I features 42 two-bedroom units, amenity space and 1,500 square feet of retail space. The first units are fully occupied. Simultaneously with the grand opening, the partnership also broke ground on Phase II, which will add 50 one- and two-bedroom units to the property. Missouri Housing Development Commission financed the development alongside private investors and …

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DevelopmentIndependent LivingNewsOhio

True Connection Opens Verena at Hilliard Independent Living Community in Ohio

by Jeff Shaw

HILLIARD, Ohio — True Connection Communities has opened Verena at Hilliard, an independent living community in Hilliard, a first-ring suburb of Columbus. Verena at Hilliard features luxury one- and two-bedroom residences. In addition to offering direct interior access to the Hilliard branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, the community’s amenities include a fitness and wellness center with yoga studio, pickleball and bocce ball courts, putting green, fishing pond, walking paths and an outdoor heated patio. True Connection Communities serves as the community’s operator. The number of units was not disclosed.

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